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The last three weeks of marketing and advertising news from 14 trade publications. Headlines, dates and summaries are shown exactly as each publisher released them. Click through to read the original.

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B&T·

Bupa Joins Invictus Australia Sports Festival As A Supporting Partner

Publisher's summary: Invictus Australia has announced Bupa as its supporting partner for healthcare of the inaugural Invictus Australia Sports Festival this month. The Invictus Australia Sports Festival 2026, Presented by ATCO, will welcome competitors from host nation Australia,…

ActivationsPeople & agencies

Adweek·

Breaking Down the New Customer Acquisition Playbook

Publisher's summary: This post was created in partnership with Shopify Key takeaways Marketers must contend with a fragmented customer journey and evolving customer behaviors when calculating customer acquisition costs. During an ADWEEK …

People & agencies

Adweek·

A Good Deal Is Much More Than a Good Price During the Holidays

Publisher's summary: This post was created in partnership with Fetch Key takeaways Consumers aren’t spending less this holiday season. But they are becoming more selective about what they buy, weighing price, quality, …

People & agencies

Retail Dive·

Ross opens 51 new stores

Publisher's summary: The off-price retailer completed its fiscal year 2026 store growth plan of opening 115 new locations, including its first in Massachusetts.

People & agencies

AdExchanger·

Newsletters Get Cozier With Advertising; Convoluted Creative File Names Are Kaput

Publisher's summary: Substack and behiiv are looking at programmatic; AI makes metadata more important than ever; and can Skydance compete with big tech? The post Newsletters Get Cozier With Advertising; Convoluted Creative File Names Are Kaput appeared first on AdExchanger .

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AI & techMedia & ad techPeople & agencies

Creative Review·

Why brands are falling for newspapers again

Publisher's summary: As audiences tune out the digital noise, Newspaper Club’s Kaye Symington tells CR about the enduring appeal of print, and how brands can realise its creative potential

People & agencies

Mumbrella·

Australian Museum renews agreement with Westpac for 200th anniversary

Publisher's summary: Museum operator Australian Museum has renewed its partnership with Westpac for another 10 years. The agreement coincides with the museum’s upcoming 200th anniversary in 2027. The announcement: The 10-year renewal sees Westpac as Principal Partner of AM200 and…

People & agencies

Mumbrella·

Former SBS sales leader Keiran Beasley joins SEN

Publisher's summary: Former SBS commercial leader Keiran Beasley has joined Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) as its head of sales for NSW. Beasley previously spent almost 14 years at the public broadcaster, holding multiple roles at the company, including NSW state sales…

CampaignsSocial & creatorsPeople & agencies

Mumbrella·

Former Seven news boss Anthony De Ceglie exits the Perth Bears

Publisher's summary: Anthony De Ceglie has stepped down as the CEO of the Perth Bears after almost two years in the role and just months ahead of the rugby league club’s debut in the NRL next year. The former Seven West Media news boss led the Perth Bears through the…

CEO: chief executive officer

People & agencies

Mumbrella·

RBC BlueBay appoints Hayley Lai as director of marketing for APAC

Publisher's summary: Investment manager RBC BlueBay has appointed Hayley Lai as its new director of marketing for the Asia-Pacific region. Lai brings over 13 years of experience in the asset management industry, having previously worked at PineBridge Investments and AXA…

People & agencies

Mumbrella·

David Chau officially fills Alan Kohler’s shoes as ABC makes appointments

Publisher's summary: Media organisation ABC has appointed David Chau as the new finance presenter for its 7PM News, succeeding Alan Kohler, who is retiring. Jessica Irvine will also join as money correspondent, focusing on economic issues affecting Australians. The announcement:…

People & agencies

Mumbrella·

Do ANZ expands team with new senior appointments

Publisher's summary: Creative agency Do ANZ has appointed Monique Horrigan as senior designer and Cat Lewis as account director following recent client wins. The agency is expanding its team to support its growing portfolio, which includes new clients Mycar and Nexba. The…

ANZ: Australia and New Zealand

People & agencies

Mumbrella·

Oh shit: Turns out I’m a storyteller after all

Publisher's summary: Some years back, it was briefly voguish for advertising creatives to describe themselves as storytellers. Not out of grandiosity. More an attempt to achieve escape velocity from a fading star, as the glow of the Mad Men era inexorably waned. I sniggered in…

People & agencies